2018 Educating for the Future: Learning Outcomes and Experiential Learning Symposium
October 11, 2018 – October 12, 2018
Detailed Program: Educating for the Future: Learning Outcomes and Experiential Learning Symposium – Full Program Guide
Program at a Glance: Educating for the Future: Learning Outcomes and Experiential Learning Symposium – Program at a Glance
The keynote speaker for this year will be Ryan Craig from University Ventures. Click HERE to see keynote presentation.
Plenary panel members include:
Plenary: Moving Forward on Experiential Learning: Tracking, Measuring, and Scaling Up
- Presenters: Kristine Dawson, Conestoga College and President-Elect, CEWIL Canada, Anna H. Lathrop, Brock University, Madelyn Law, Brock University, Susan McCahan, University of Toronto and Norah McRae, University of Waterloo
Plenary: Higher Education Business Roundtable
- Presenters: Brien K. Convery, Early Talent Attraction and Engagement, RBC and Valerie Walker, Business Council of Canada
Plenary: Large-Scale Assessment of Student Learning
- Presenters: Jillian Kinzie, NSSE Institute, Indiana University Centre for Postsecondary Research and Martin Hicks, Data and Statistics, HEQCO
Please check back here frequently – session material will be uploaded as soon as possible.
SPEAKER MATERIAL – DAY 1
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 am
Session 11: Experiential Learning in Policing and Other Large Enrolment Programs
Presenters: DEE MORRISSEY, Centre for Academic Excellence, and BILL HIBBERT, Police Foundations, School of Public Safety, Fanshawe College
Session 55: The Anatomy of the Empowered Educator
Presenters: VALERIE LOPES, Seneca College and DAVID PORTER, eCampusOntario
Combined Sessions 24 and 58
Combined Session 24: Learning Outcome Assessment of Entrepreneurial-WIL
Presenters: ALON EISENSTEIN, Impact Centre, University of Toronto and BRENDAN WYLIE-TOAL, GreenHouse, St. Paul’s University College, University of Waterloo
Combined Session 58: Using Reflection to Assess Learning Outcomes
Presenters: ERIN KELLY, Professional Development Program and JASON GROVE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo
Session 48: Experiencing Quality: Quality Assurance in Experiential Learning
Presenters: CHRIS SINCLAIR and CONNIE WINDER, Office of Academic Excellence, George Brown College
Session 51: Aligning Evidence with Outcomes: Conestoga’s Student Work Repository
Presenters: SACHA BURROWS and TRISH WEIGEL-GREEN, Academic Administration and Library Services, Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning; JAMES BROWN, Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board, PEQAB Secretariat
Roundtables: 45, 46 and 64
Roundtable 45: Co-Curricular Transcripts: Using Experiential Learning as Evidence
Presenter: HEATHER RAIKOU, Academic Quality, Georgian College
Roundtable 46: Central Supports for EL and LOs – Reflections on the Journey
Presenters: JENNIFER KOPCZINSKI, Centre for Pedagogical Innovation and STACIA HEATON, Co-op, Career and Experiential Education, Brock University
Roundtable 64: Developing a Toolkit for the Design, Delivery and Assessment of Experiential Learning
Presenters: JENNIFER MARTIN, NATASHA HANNON, MARY WILSON, and DANA WETHERELL, Centre for Academic Excellence, Niagara College
Session 35: Making Sense of the Holistic Student Experience
Presenters: JOSEPH BEER and SHIRLEY HALL, Teaching and Learning, Wilfrid Laurier University
Session 110: Experiential Learning: Apprenticeship in Canada
Presenter: EMILY ARROWSMITH, Canadian Apprenticeship Forum
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 am
Session 1: Assessing Critical Competencies in Higher Education: The HEIghten Approach
Presenter (Symposium Sponsor): OU LYDIA LIU, Academic to Career Research Center, Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Session 4: WSIB Career Success Program
Presenters: AMANDA MALKIEWICH, Experiential Learning, Mohawk College and SARA-JANE NEID, Cooperative Education and Career Success, Georgian College, Georgian College
Session 47: Uncharted Territory: A Model for Mapping the Co-Curriculum
Presenters: HEATHER CAMPBELL, Advanced Learning and Teaching Centre and JENNIFER FOLEY, Beryl Ivey Library, Brescia University College
Session 53: Restoring Land and Re-imagining Curriculum: The Pedagogical Potential of an Indigenous Garden
Presenter: JOEL BEAUPRÉ, Teaching and Learning, Conestoga College
Session 10: Sounds Good – But Is It Working? Assessing the Learning Outcomes of an Interprofessional Education (IPE) Clinical Teaching Unit
Presenters: JENN SALFI and KERRI PODWINSKI, Nursing, Brock University
Session 15: More Than Smiles and High Fives: Authentic Assessment in Graduate Teaching Development Programs
Presenters: KIMBERLEY A. GRANT and PATTI DYJUR, Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning, University of Calgary
Session 101: The Making of a WIL Quality Assessment Toolkit: an Algonquin College Evaluation Research Project
Presenters: MAUD MEDIELL, DAVID ADJO and JESSICA BROWN, Academic Development, Algonquin College
Session 57: Student Perception of High Impact Practices and Related Learning Outcomes
Presenters: NATASHA COOK, KAREN MENARD, Institutional Analysis and Research, and SOFIE LACHAPELLE, Department of History, University of Guelph
Session 83: Personal Growth as an Experiential Learning Outcome: Measuring Improvement in Student ‘Self-Efficacy’ and ‘Wisdom’
Presenters: COLIN FURNESS and EMMA FINDLAY-WHITE, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
Session 66: Ontario Qualifications Framework: Evolution and Significance
Presenters: JAMES BROWN, Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board (PEQAB)
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Combined Sessions 19, 43
Combined Session 19: Addressing Employer and Government Calls for Employability-skilled Graduates: a Transdisciplinary Study Assessing Students’ Ability to Identify and Articulate Employability Skills
Presenters: JILL TOMASSON GOODWIN, Department of Communication Arts; JOSLIN GOH, Statistical Consulting and Collaborative Research Unit; KATHERINE LITHGOW, Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo
Combined Session 43: Designing and implementing a personal development project (PDP) to track achievement of institutional learning outcomes using self-assessment and reflection
Presenters: NICOLE CAMPBELL, Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University
Session 69: Defining, Tracking, and Assessing Work-Integrated Learning: A National Perspective
Presenters: ANNE-MARIE FANNON, Professional Development Program, University of Waterloo; CARA KREZEK, Co-op, Career, and Experiential Education, Brock University; and KRISTINE DAWSON, Co-operative Education, Career Services and Work-Integrated Learning, Conestoga College
Session 25: The CODE Book: A COurse DEvelopment Resource for Faculty and Course Developers
Presenters: MELISSA BARNARD and TRACY GEDIES, Centre for Academic Excellence, Fanshawe College
Roundtables 68, 72, 78
Roundtable 68handout: From Accreditation Standards to WIL Program Learning Outcomes: Reflections on Lessons Learned
Presenters: QIN LIU, University of Toronto
Roundtable 72: Entry-to-Practice Competencies for Professionals: Are We Measuring What Matters?
Presenters: JESSICA RICH, Faculty of Education, Queen’s University
Roundtable 78: Program-level Learning Outcomes for Biology Programs – The Vision, the Challenges, and the Realizations
Presenters: JADE ATALLAH, Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga
Session 108: Experiential Learning Activities Have Value for Both Technical and Generic Learning Outcomes
Presenters: DAPHNE BONAR, Office of Academic Excellence; ELISE HODSON, School of Design; and BEATRIZ DIAZ MOTTA, alumna, School of Design, George Brown College, MIKE RECINE and NICOLE DIFILIPPO, Faculty of Applied Health and Community Studies, Sheridan College; and JUSTIN ST-MAURICE, School of Health & Life Sciences and Community Services, Conestoga College
Roundtables 49, 56, 59
Roundtable 49: Outcomes-Based Experiential Learning Design: Creating an Aligned Purpose and Plan
Presenters: LORRAINE GODDEN, Faculty of Education, Queen’s University and CAROLYN HOESSLER, Office of the Vice Provost Academic, Ryerson University
Roundtable 56: Supporting Experiential Learning through an On Line Learning Community
Presenters: JOB RUTGERS, Principal Ambient Experience Lab, Faculty of Design, OCAD University and MI SONG KIM, Curriculum Studies, Faculty of Education, Western University
Roundtable 59: Developing and Assessing Teamwork Skills in Undergraduate Students
Presenters: CHRIS RENNICK, Engineering Ideas Clinic; ADA HURST, Management Sciences; JASON GROVE, Chemical Engineering; and SAMAR MOHAMED, Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo
Session 95: Increasing Access to Experiential Learning for Graduate Students in Research-Based Programs
Presenters: LISA DALE, HEATHER WAKELY, and EMILY TORRESAN, Experiential Learning, the Student Success Centre, Western University
Combined Sessions 9, 74
Combined Session 9: A Trilogy of Experiential Learning in Sport Marketing Education
Presenter: DENYSE LAFRANCE HORNING, Faculty of Applied and Professional Studies, Nipissing University
Combined Session 74: A Re-Imagined Teacher Education Program’s Alternative Field Experience
Presenters: REBECCA HORETH and KATHY HIBBERT, Teacher Education, Faculty of Education, Western University
2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Session 23: Assessing Lifelong Learning Using a Novel Rubric in a Work-Integrated Learning Program
Presenters: BOB SPROULE, School of Accounting and Finance; DAVID DREWERY, Waterloo Centre for the Advancement of Co-operative Education; JUDENE PRETTI, Waterloo Centre for the Advancement of Co-operative Education, University of Waterloo
Session 32: What’s my Grade? A Focus on Student Assessment in Experiential Learning
Presenters: JULIE STEVENS, MADELYN LAW, ELIZABETH YATES, JENN SALFI, COLLEEN WHYTE, BIANCA FUCILE, COLE MCCLEAN, and GRANT HAYWARD, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University
Session 5: Conestoga College and Linamar Corporation: WIL Experience for Millwright Students
Presenters: LINDA CRAWFORD and JOY TOMASEVIC, Co-operative Education, Career Services and Work-Integrated Learning, Conestoga College
Session 60: Developing an Innovative Experiential Learning Program Using an Outcomes-Based Framework
Presenters: DAWN WHITE, DONNA ROGERS, ISTVÁN IMRE, LINDA BURNETT, JOE TOM SAYERS and DAVID MARASCO, Algoma University
Session 76: Community Engaged Learning in Undergraduate Medical Education
Presenters: KELLY HOLLINGSHEAD, the Student Success Centre, Western University; DUSTIN CARTER, Community Paramedicine, Middlesex-London Paramedic Service
Session 18: Own Your Future: A Curriculum-based Doctoral Professional Development Program
Presenters: JULIE KAISER and LORRAINE DAVIES, School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Western University
Session 82: Supporting Students through Career Builder & Industrial Insights and Navigating Networks
Presenters: EMILY JONES, JEAN-PIERRE FERNANDES, and REBECCA DIRNFELD, Career and Co-op Centre, Ryerson University
Session 30: ePortfolios for Assessing Learning Outcomes
Presenter: SARAH TODD, Social Work, Carleton University
Session 36: Experiential Learning Consultations: Efficient and Effective Service for Scaling EL
Presenters: KATHRYN FIZZELL and CATHY KEATES Career Services, Queen’s University
3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Session 39 – handout: Supporting Learning Outcome Development with CVS Online
Presenters: KAREN BELFER and LIWANA BRINGELSON, Ontario College Quality Assurance Service (OCQAS)
Session 109: Proseminars as Portfolio Career Preparation
Presenters: DANIELLE ROBINSON and CAROLYN STEELE, Dance, York University
Session 87: Learning Outcomes for Transfer—Publication Project: Examining International Outcomes-Based Approaches to Student Mobility
Presenters: CHRISTINE ARNOLD, Faculty of Education Adult Education/Post-Secondary Studies, Memorial University of Newfoundland; MARY WILSON, Centre for Academic Excellence, Niagara College; and JEAN BRIDGE, Centre for Digital Humanities, Brock University
Session 38: Rethinking Rubrics
Presenters: LAURA KINDERMAN, Bachelor of Health Sciences, Queen’s University and ADAM McGREGOR, School of Business, St. Lawrence College
Session 41: Towards an Institutional Assessment Model: Re-Administering Post-Admission Assessments at Graduation to Measure Generic Skill Development in College Students
Presenter: PAMELA INGLETON, Student Success Initiatives; Centre for Teaching and Learning, Mohawk College
Session 91: Developing Art & Design Experiential Learning Outcomes: Navigating the Complex Terrain of Experiential Learning in Studio-Based Education
Presenters: SUSAN FERGUSON and CARY DIPIETRO, Writing & Learning Centre, OCAD University
Session 93: WIL@Western: Mining Undergraduate Talent
Presenters: FELIX LEE, Chemistry; SHAYNA KAY, CARMEN VENIER, and JENNA VEUGEN, Integrated Science, Western University
Session 107 Constructing Rubrics for Performance-based Assessments
Presenter: JORDAN HOLMES, Centre for Learning, Innovation and Simulation, the Michener Institute of Education at UHN
Session 54: Connecting the Dots: an Employability Outcome Approach to Peer Helper and Work Study Placements
Presenters: DANIEL POULIN and CHERYL DORAN, Student Experience Department, University of Guelph
Session 21: How to Facilitate Parallel Learning Opportunities through Course Design: Course Content (UGDLEs) and Learning-to-learn Skills Acquisition
Presenter: ROBYNE HANLEY-DAFOE, Centre for Teaching and Learning, Trent University
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 pm
Combined Sessions 20 and 70
Combined Session 20: Challenging Assumptions of Experiential Learning in First Year Undergraduate Students
Presenter: GILLIAN BALFOUR, Centre for Teaching and Learning, Trent University
Combined Session 70: Exploring Unexpected Learning Outcomes of a Design Charrette
Presenters: WILLIAM POL and RUSSELL SCHNURR, GIS and Urban Planning, School of Design, Fanshawe College
Session 63: Learning Outcomes Assessment: Connecting Research to Practice
Presenter (Symposium Sponsor): JAVARRO RUSSELL, College Programs, Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Combined Sessions 80 and 81
Combined Session 80: A Collaborative Province-Wide Pharmacy Assessment Project
Presenters: ANNIE LEE, Pharmacy, University of Toronto and HENRY HALAPY, Pharmacy, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto
Combined Session 81: I-EQUIPing our Next Generation of Health Professionals
Presenter: MADELYN LAW, Health Sciences, Brock University
Session 100: Experiential Learning at Scale
Presenters (Symposium Sponsor): DANA STEPHENSON, Director of Academic Partnerships and DANIELA PICO, Senior Account Executive, Riipen
Session 103: Widening Career Pathways for Arts and Social Science Graduates: Advanced Digital and Professional Training (ADaPT)
Presenter: WENDY CUKIER, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University
Combined Sessions 40 and 90
Combined Session 40: Expanding Horizons for PhDs: In and For Community
Presenters: MARTA STRAZNICKY and HEATHER MERLA School of Graduate Studies, Queen’s University
Session 90: Using MAESD’s Career Ready Goals to Enhance and Expand Experiential Learning Across Diverse Graduate Programs Within the Context of an Urban University
Presenter: SANNE KAAS MASON, Yeates School of Graduate Studies, Ryerson University
Combined Sessions 67 and 105
Combined Session 67: Building Capacity for Experiential Learning Using Online Tools
Presenters: STEPHANIE HAYNE BEATTY, KELLY HOLLINGSHEAD and LISA DALE, the Student Success Centre, Western University
Combined Session 105: Community, Computers and Collaboration- Creating a Blended EL Course
Presenter: SARAH McLEAN, Physiology & Pharmacology, Anatomy & Cell Biology, Western University
Session 71: Conestoga Career Course Partnership Embeds Gamification, Experiential Learning
Presenters: LISA BAUMAN, School of Liberal Studies, Conestoga College and MARK FRANKLIN, Co-Founder OneLifeTools
Session 94: Pathways to Engagement: Learning outcomes and Curriculum Pathways for Community-Based Research
Presenters: STEPHEN HILL, JIM BLAKE, and MYSTAYA TOUW, School of the Environment, Trent University
Combined Sessions 16 and 65
Combined Session 16: Assessment of Learning Outcomes: A Mental Health and Wellness Orientation
Presenters: PATTI DYJUR, KIMBERLEY A. GRANT and KIARA MIKITA, Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning, University of Calgary
Combined Session 65: Collaborating Across Campuses: How Western and Queen’s are Working Together to Provide Global Experiential Learning Opportunities for Students
Presenters: KATE PLACIDE, Experiential Learning, Western University and KEVIN COLLINS, Student Experience, Queen’s University
SPEAKER MATERIAL – DAY 2
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Session 12: Assessing Experiential Learning Outcomes with Digital Technology: They Did it! What Did They Learn?
Presenters: JULIE MUELLER and COLLEEN WILLARD-HOLT, Faculty of Education, Wilfrid Laurier University
Session 44: Setting the Foundation: Developing Co-operative Education Outcomes for Undergraduate Mathematics’ Programs
Presenters: LORI CASE, Faculty of Mathematics, JEREMY STEFFLER, Cooperative Education and VERONICA BROWN, Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo
Session 52: Network-based Outcomes Assessment for Program Improvement
Presenters: BRIAN FRANK, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and JILL SCOTT Office of the Provost and Vice-Principal, Queen’s University
Session 61: Writing Vocational Learning Outcomes
Presenter: KAREN BELFER, Ontario College Quality Assurance Service
Session 17: Mapping Life-long Learning: A Deep Dive into a Graduate Attribute
Presenters: PATTI DYJUR and KIMBERLEY A. GRANT, Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning, University of Calgary
Session 27 handout: Reporting, Relating, Reasoning, Restructuring: Actionable Learning Outcomes that Define Reflection
Presenters: GENEVIÈVE MAHEUX-PELLETIER and LISA M. ENDERSBY, Teaching Commons, York University
Session 29: Key Challenges for the Development and Implementation of an OSCE for Optometric Education
Presenter: PATRICIA HRYNCHAK, School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Waterloo
Session 22: Serious Games, Virtual Reality and Open Gameworlds: Toward Authentic Alignment
Presenters: DAVID CHANDROSS, Ryerson University; RAQUEL MEYER, The Center for Learning, Research and Innovation, Baycrest Health Sciences; EILEEN DeCOURCY, MARK IHNAT, The Center for Teaching and Learning, Humber College
Session 28: Acceptance Rates and Work Correlation in Experiential Programs at Osgoode Hall Law School
Presenters: RICHARD HAIGH and MICHAEL MCNEELY, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
Combined Sessions 3 and 6
Combined Session 3: Creative Problem Solving – Driving Innovation
Presenter: JOSEPH DUDA, McKeil School of Business, Media and Entertainment, Mohawk College
Combined Session 6: Enhancing Experiential Learning through Search Engine Marketing Campaigns
Presenter: KAI-YU WANG, Goodman School of Business, Brock University
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Session 26: Fire Keepers: Experiential Learning of Indigenous Knowledge at Trent
Presenters: CATHY BRUCE, Teaching and Learning and BOBBY HENRY, School of Education, Trent University
Session 14: International Assessment of Generic Skills
Presenters: DORIS ZAHNER and KELLY ROTHOLZ, Council for Aid to Education (CAE)
Session 31: Service Learning in an Introductory Management Accounting Class
Presenters: STACI KENNO and GLENN SKRUBBELTRANG, Goodman School of Business, Brock University
Session 102: Aligning Outcomes and Experiences in a New Indigenous Studies Minor
Presenters: LORI CAMPBELL, St. Paul’s University College, Waterloo Indigenous Education Centre and TREVOR HOLMES, Centre for Teaching Excellence and Women’s Studies, University of Waterloo
Session 2: Under Our Noses: Existing Assessments as Critical and Creative Thinking Milestones
Presenters: PAISLEY WORTHINGTON and JOHN DAWSON, Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph
Session 77: Histories of Settler-Indigenous Relations in Huronia: Experiences and Outcomes of a Land- and Water- Based Course
Presenter: GARY PLUIM, Faculty of Education, Lakehead University
Session 62: Team-work: Assessment Guidelines
Presenter: KAREN BELFER, Ontario College Quality Assurance Service
Session 85: Faculty Course Alignment Workshops in Support of Developing Course Learning Outcomes
Presenters: SCOTT ANDERSON, DAVID HA, and BOB SPROULE, School of Accounting and Finance, University of Waterloo
Session 34 Critical Thinking and Communication Skills: A Conceptual Analysis Task for Undergraduate Philosophy Students Modeled on Elements of the Socratic Method
Presenter: JAMES R CONNELLY, Philosophy, Trent University Durham GTA
Session 75: Building Conceptual Awareness: Experiential Learning and the Degree Level Standard
Presenters: Wm. PAUL MEAHAN, and MELISSA BARNARD, Centre for Academic Excellence and the School of Design, Fanshawe College